Ancient Greece

6. An ancient Greek city-state.
7. Greek philosopher.
9. A city and the capitol of ancient Greece.
11. A seaport in N Egypt, in the Nile delta: founded in 332 b.c. by Alexander the Great; an ancient center of learning.
13. A Greek historian.
15. Greek historian.
18. Author of the Iliad and Odyssey.
20. A mountain pass in eastern Greece, site of Spartan defeat.
21. Greek mathematician and astronomer at Alexandria.
23. Sovereignty held by one person.
24. long poetic composition centered around a hero.
25. Greek physician, the "Father of Medicine".
28. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly.
29. Greek sculptor.

1. Wars A series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states that started in 499 BC and lasted until 449 BC.
2. Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
3. Athenian philosopher.
4. Ancient city of Greece famous for strict discipline & training of soldiers.
5. A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class.
8. Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
10. The lowest class of ancient Laconia. Serfs who belonged to the state.
12. Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor: discovered the principles of specific gravity and of the lever.
14. The citadel of Athens and site of the Parthenon.
16. A heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece.
17. A traditional or legendary story centered around a hero, deity or demigod.
19. A class of citizens holding exceptional privilege and rank, especially nobility.
22. Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
26. Military formation of foot soldiers using spears.
27. Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and poet.
29. Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.